The Chanticleer Bicycle/Pedestrian Overcrossing is nearing completion! We are looking forward to opening this amazing facility for the community to enjoy soon. Crews are finishing up the final construction elements to ensure the bridge is safe and ready for everyone to use. Although work may seem to have stopped on the project, in fact, there […]
Read MoreThe Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) invites you to a virtual community workshop for the North Coast Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan on Thursday, May 29 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. The North Coast TDM Plan is focused on managing travel demand and expanding sustainable travel options along a 22-mile stretch of rural […]
Read MoreThe ribbon cutting date for the Chanticleer Bike/Ped overcrossing is being pushed back a bit so that we can instead hold one event to celebrate the opening of the overcrossing along with the completion of the aux lanes/bus-on-shoulder part of the project, which is expected to be completed soon and ahead of schedule. We hope […]
Read MoreThe Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is kicking off the second round of community outreach for the Rural Highways Safety Plan (RHSP), and we need your help! The RHSP seeks to enhance safety for everyone traveling along Santa Cruz County’s six undivided rural highways: Highway 1 north of the City of Santa Cruz, […]
Read MoreThe City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department will host a ribbon cutting event for the Coastal Rail Trail Segment 7 Phase II on Wednesday, May 21, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at La Barranca Park. The event will mark the trail’s official opening and feature remarks from local leadership, a celebratory trail walk with […]
Read MoreA project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges continues with a focus on construction of the wood and metal framework, or falsework, which will be built to support construction of the Capitola Ave. Bridge Overcrossing. In April 2024, […]
Read MoreIn response to ongoing community interest in the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT) project, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is hosting Community Workshops in Watsonville and Santa Cruz focused on community-specific information that has been under development over the past months. Community members and interested stakeholders are invited to attend […]
Read MoreThe Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is pleased to announce the opening of the new north and southbound auxiliary lanes between the 41st Avenue and Soquel Avenue/Drive interchanges, a major milestone in the Watsonville to Santa Cruz Multimodal Corridor Program. The new auxiliary lanes are a part of Phase I of the Highway […]
Read MoreA project to construct north and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder improvements on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges continues with a focus during this next phase of work on soundwall construction. Closure of Southbound Highway 1 Offramp at Park Ave. On Thursday, April 17, crews will close the […]
Read MoreThe Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is hosting an Informational Community Session on conceptual alignment and operations updates for the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT) project. Informational Community Session: Tuesday, April 1st from 6-7:15 p.m. During this session, the ZEPRT team will share updates on the project’s conceptual alignment and operations […]
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